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Rhode Island is a small state, and it's easy for you to get involved and help make a big difference.

You can join one of our local environmental groups. Click here for NNN's directory. All of them welcome volunteers.

Not sure if volunteering is for you? Go to NNN's Beginner's Guide to Pitching In for more info about the options. Several agencies offer in-depth training for volunteers and programs for stewards.

You can send emails to your representatives in the General Assembly, and let them know that you care about our Bay, beaches, forests, rivers, and wildlife. Every voice helps to convince them that people are paying attention, and these issues are important to their constituents. It takes only as few as three personal emails to get the attention of legislators.

The Environment Council of Rhode Island offers a brief summary of green bills pending in Rhode Island's General Assembly. NNN makes it easy for you to show your support, with links directly to your elected officials' email addresses.

Click on the "Advocacy" category in the left sidebar for an archive of recent NNN news and updates.

Here are some older stories from our original Web site, that aren't in that archive:

...Erich Stephens talks about BlueWater Wind and R.I.'s energy future.

...Clean The Bay staffers work to get rid of all the trash lining the shore.

...Solar advocate Bob Chew rallies support for more clean energy.

...Barry Schiller, an advocate for mass transit, offers alternatives to your car.

...The resurrection of Warwick's Buckeye Brook, a herring run threatened by pollution, shows the power of a small band of committed volunteers.